Punic

English

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːnɪk/
• Rhymes: -uːnɪk

Adjective

Punic (comparative more Punic, superlative most Punic)

1. Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.

   Synonym: Carthaginian

2. Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.

Derived terms

• Punic apple
• Punic faith
• Punic tree
• Punic War

 

Related terms

• Phoenician

Translations

of or relating to ancient Carthage — See also translations at Carthaginian

• Arabic: بُونِي‎ (būnī)
• Bulgarian: картагенски (kartagenski)
• Czech: punský
• French: punique (fr)
• Hungarian: pun (hu)

treacherous

• Bulgarian: вероломен (bg) (verolomen)
• Finnish: petollinen (fi)

• Portuguese: púnico (pt) m, traiçoeiro (pt) m

Noun

Punic (plural Punics)

1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage; a Carthaginian.

Translations

native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage — See also translations at Carthaginian

• Czech: Kartáginec
• Hungarian: pun (hu)

Proper noun

Punic

1. The language of Carthage.

Derived terms

• Latino-Punic

Translations

language of Carthage

• Finnish: puunin kieli, puuni (fi)
• French: punique (fr) m
• Galician: púnico (gl) m
• Hungarian: pun (hu)
• Irish: Púnais f

• Italian: punico (it) m
• Latin: lingua punica f
• Portuguese: púnico (pt) m, cartaginês (pt) m
• Spanish: púnico (es) m, cartaginés (es) m

Anagrams

• cupin